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Caliman73

(11,725 posts)
19. Biden is FUNDAMENTALLY a decent human being.
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:20 PM
Jul 2020

You can see it in how he relates to people. Even with his being "touchy feely", it does not seem born of wantonness but a desire to connect with people.

As you said, people make mistakes. I was watching the documentary 13th, and Charlie Rangel was talking about the culture of the 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's when the laws against drugs, crime, and minimum sentencing were popular because people were reacting to the fear caused by the social upheaval of the 1960's. Rangel supported, as an African-American congressperson, the approach to crime and drugs that created the mass incarceration within Black communities. He said that it was a mistake and did not have the effects that were expected or desired.

People are not perfect, but Biden, unlike Trump, actually has an ethical and moral core. He cares about people. He is capable of and has shown deep compassion. Qualities which Trump fundamentally does not have.

This election is not about policy as much as it is about core human values and where we need to be headed as a nation.

Dude blocked me months ago. Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 #1
He blocked me too Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #2
The Jacobin message is consistent bluedye33139 Jul 2020 #3
They've gone after Sanders Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #10
Thanks for the FYI. Unfortunately w/ the Internet, so many can utter such ridiculous and... SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #4
He's a GOP plant there to stir the pot. AJT Jul 2020 #5
Hmmmm. Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #6
Since you've been watching this dude, could you answer a question about Repukes for me? Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #7
Last week Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #9
I tried for a bit to get more information from her on where she heard those rumors. Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #12
And accurate math as well. LanternWaste Jul 2020 #22
Math? Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #23
There aren't any legitimate allegations of corruption against Biden. Caliman73 Jul 2020 #15
Yes, you've reminded me that I already had heard of those decisions, Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #17
Biden is FUNDAMENTALLY a decent human being. Caliman73 Jul 2020 #19
I don't remember Hill ever going after Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #20
Kinda like Cenk, I was young. A couple years ago. Only in my 40s. LizBeth Jul 2020 #8
I think some of his followers have been posting on another site I follow... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #11
Sorry for the misunderstanding Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #13
Perhaps I was unclear in my response. I know you had it right... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #16
I got into it with her daughter back when Obama was running for POTUS. Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #14
I only know about that loser because he popped up in so many twitter threads Hav Jul 2020 #18
He's a real sleaze Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #21
A 15 year old is not a woman, she is a girl - an underaged teenager. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #24
True Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #25
What is the significance of 17,000 Twitter followers? brooklynite Jul 2020 #26
Residue from the Nattering Nabobs of Naderism. oasis Jul 2020 #27
Just an bit of an update Dem4Life1102 Jul 2020 #28
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